Never would she have imagined that today she would be standing in a place full of magic and wonder like Lafery Academy. The girl named Esmeralda, now shyly holding her magic wand, entered the magic-level testing room for new students. Later, the results of the trials in that room will determine what type of class Esmeralda will ultimately stay in.
Lafery Academy has two different majors. The first is the Knight major, and the second is the magic major. The knight major is also divided into level one and level two. Meanwhile, magic majors are divided into the soldier class and the working class.
The soldier class focuses on defense, learning special magic for fighting and attacking. While the working class focuses on simple wizard activities, which can later be used for everyday life. For example, magic for concocting medicine, magic for building houses, magic for delivering goods, magic for making clothes, and magic for forging iron. All activities that would take days if done manually, only take a few minutes with magic.
It is like a fairy tale come true!
"You're the new student?" A man in a black coat appeared, he looked thin with a slightly bald head. You could see black eye bags. It looked like he was doing hard work so he didn't have time to sleep.
Esmeralda looked up a little unsurely but soon nodded. With the man's guidance, he walked inside and was led to sit on a chair with a large crystal ball displayed in front of him. A transparent crystal ball, the size of a basketball, sat on a short pole made of shiny iron.
The man coughed several times, he opened the dusty contents of the cupboard, which looked like it had not been cleaned for a long time. This room is full of magic items, but it is covered in dust, making it look dirty.
The man finally found what he was looking for, a thick spell book and a long magic wand with a small purple crystal ball on top. In contrast to Esme's magic wand which is plain without a crystal ball. Several times the man coughed while cleaning the dust on the book. He opened the eighth page, and then read it while raising his magic wand in the air. And as expected from magic, this room is now clean without dust.
"Sorry, I'm researching time and space magic, so because the dimension of this room moved to the future, the actual time in this room moved so fast that thick dust appeared." The man explained. Marilyn said that the reception of new students had just taken place three days ago, of course, this room hadn't been used for long, and normally it wouldn't be so dusty so quickly.
"I'm Marius, I'm the head of the laboratory and the test supervisor for new students. I usually just do research, but if new student admissions start, I'll be so busy I won't have time to sleep." He started telling stories to make the atmosphere more relaxed.
"Now put your hands on the crystal ball, and close your eyes!" He said, smiling giving instructions to Esmeralda. The girl began to close her eyes as requested; slowly, she seemed to feel the electricity coming from the crystal ball as if flowing through her hands to her entire body. He gasped; he suddenly felt alert, like someone was going to attack him; he then closed his eyes.
Boom!
His whole body shook as if he had been given a sudden electric shock. Her hands seemed to let go of something, the girl finally opened her eyes when she heard the sound of applause from Marius. The man chuckled, making Esmeralda curious and then she started to open her eyes.
"Congratulations, the crystal turned black! Your magic is strong enough to enter soldier class." Marius greeted Esmeralda who opened her eyes with a smile. He was a strange person, he looked sad and not enthusiastic about life, but now he kept laughing like crazy.
Esmeralda withdrew her hand from the crystal ball. Her hand hurt so much that it was red; he still didn't understand what had happened to him just now. "What happened?" She asked. Marius heard the question and chuckled again, he then answered Esmeralda's question while writing on a form paper.
"This crystal ball is your magic examination medium. He will give you bad hallucinations, then make you scared and bring out the greatest power you have. Red means low magic, purple means medium magic, and black means strong magic. Owners of talent like you are very rare, you know~" he explained.
Marius finally finished writing the form, he then gave it to Esmeralda. The girl looked up to see Marius' smiling face, he was like a mad scientist who was excited to discover a powerful magical talent.
"Take it!" he asked.
"Thank You!"
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Currently, Esmeralda is in the office with Marilyn who is reading the form. He sat leaning on the table with the tips of his hands touching his lips. It seemed he was amazed at something.
"Are you sure you want to enter the army class?" Marilyn asked. Of course, she considered Esme's status as just a newcomer. If she returned to her place of origin and misused the knowledge received at the academy, of course, the academy would bear the guilt forever. But, with her natural magical talent... there's no harm in letting her try. Later, Marilyn will specifically impart knowledge to Esme so that she won't misuse her powers in the future.
All decisions are in the hands of this young girl.
Esmeralda was silent and thought for a few moments. Not long after, she raised her head confidently and then spoke.
"I want to enter the army class." An answer that made Marilyn look satisfied. She then smiled and took a necklace with a small chain and a shield-shaped pendant with an orchid motif. She then gave it to Esmeralda.
"This is your token to enter class. Just scan this token in front of the classroom door, then the magic door will open and you can enter and immediately study like other students." Esmeralda looked at the token with sparkling eyes. This was her first time at school. Previously she had never gone to school because she had no money. Just studying at home with her old grandmother. Her grandmother taught him everything, from school lessons to lessons about life.
The girl pulled the corners of her lips, then proudly accepted the token and wore it as a necklace.
"Thank you, Marilyn!"
Currently, in front of a classroom with a very sturdy wooden door, Esmeralda is standing. The door seemed to glow with a purplish twinkle. She was sure this was a soldier class like Marilyn said. Because she was busy, Marilyn asked him to go to class alone. Marilyn also told Esmeralda the differences between each class so that the girl could find her class.
All classes can be distinguished by the lights and twinkles on each door. Purple light symbolizes the military class, and red for the working class. Green is for the first-level knight class, and blue is for the second-level knight class. Esmeralda lifted her necklace and stuck it on the door scan. Instantly the door started to open and disappeared slowly. The girl entered, and she was immediately amazed by the conditions in the classroom that she saw.
"Amazing!"